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Permalink Reply by Cause the Blue rat on January 1, 2017 at 12:45pm

I'm not a monster. I'm a rat. : ) Well, I guess that does make me a monster. An anthropomorphic alien rat hybrid who can smell notes right down to their DNA. LOL

In reality I'm not learning this song. Jut listening to it a few notes at a time. I've only listened to the entire song once. So far every note he's played can be done on a three string tuned to E Bb E. With the lowest E tuned to the lowest string on a six string. If he does go higher than what you can get on a three string there is a way around it. Just play the high stuff an octave lower. But so far so good. 

Dick, if you have any questions let me know. 

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Permalink Reply by Cause the Blue rat on January 7, 2017 at 4:35am

Again Correction on my tuning.

tuning should be  E  B  E. Not Bb. 

IVe got to add this to every mistake I made. I make the mistakes. So you don't have to. : )

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Permalink Reply by Cause the Blue rat on January 2, 2017 at 4:03pm

OOPS. I have ti make a correction on the last line given. Don't go up to the twelfth fret. The last part of the last line should read

G..0.....3.../7...7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7.7.

D..0..1..1../9...9.9.9.9.9.9.9.9.9.9.

G..0.....3....0. .0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.

Then go on to

G.......19.19.19.19.19........19.19........7.5.0...0.0

D../21.21.21.21.21.21./21..21.21..17............0.0

G...................................................................0.0

if your guitar does not have more than 19 frets you can fake this by playing,

G.../16...19.19.19.19.19.../16..19.19......7.5.0..0.0

D............17.17.17.17.17..........17.17..17..........0.0

G.......................................................................0.0

continuing on. Again sub the alternate if you don't have the frets.

G........12.........19.19.......7.5.0.......10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10.10

D../15......./21..21.21..17........./12..12.12.12.12.12.12.12.12.12.12.12.12

G...........................................................................................................Oh.

G..7.5.0.....15..14..12......12......5..5.3.0....0

D..........5....................14........5.................0

G..YA...5................................5...............0..

In the last line above there's a lot of extra strumming in the C cord ( or A if your playing in E) that you can't get on a three string. 

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Permalink Reply by Cause the Blue rat on January 4, 2017 at 4:07pm

This next part has a stretch for the left hand. A bar on the 7th fret with a note played using your pinky on the twelfth. If you can't reach or don't have the strength in your pinky just play the bar on the seventh.

G........10.10.......10.10.......10.10..0.....7..12.7......7

D.../1212.12..11.11.11..10.10.10..9.....7...7..7......7

G...................................................0..7.....7...7..7..7

                                                                            long   time

G...............................................................................................

D....0....2...0.....2.....3....2.....0......2......3.....2 ....5.....7....8......7

G..0..0....0....0.....0.....0.....0.....0......0.....0......5....5.....5.....5..... 

G.........................................7....11..7........7...7.7.....5...

D......0......2.......3.....2.........7......7..7....7..7...7.7..5..5.

G..0......0......0.......0.....5..7.7......7..7....7..7...7.7..5..5.

G../15..12...................V12....../5..5.3.0....0...7..9..7..10

D.............15...12..10....V12......................0...0..0..0....0

G..........................................................0..0.................0

And that's it! All of it. To the best of my ability. that was fun but time consuming. I enjoyed it. But to be fair from now on give me a song. Then a 'between this time mark to this time mark.' so I know more of what your needing help with. 

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on January 4, 2017 at 7:44pm

Indeed! I agree with the Rat: people asking for help, advice, etc., would be well served to be as specific as possible with their requests. Remember, we're all doctors here: sometimes we have to get the patient's full history to diagnose the disease.

It took about 10-15 posts in this thread to figure out specifically what the original poster wanted. That said, Customer Service is kinda like that (I used to work at a car dealership - actual conversation I witnessed):

"I want a car"
"We got lotsa cars. What kind are you looking for?"
"I need one that can get me to work."
"All the ones we have can do that. How much are you looking to spend? (Wrinkles forehead in consternation)"
"Not a lot."
"Do you want something basic, or with all the bells and whistles?"
"Basic."
"Will you be paying cash, or financing (frustration mounts)?"
"Cash"
"New, or used?"
"Used"
"Here, in my office I have something you might be interested in (triumphantly shows 10-speed bike propped against wall)..."
"How much?"
"How much you got?"
"Not a lot."
"This should be perfect for you..."

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on January 5, 2017 at 5:56pm

Dick,

I didn't mean the above to come across harsh. We wer all newbies once. And it takes time to learn one's way around, and figure out the landscape. Please, ask questions. Yes, there are days when Ican come across like Crankenstein, and I have had Customer Service experience, as well as having dealt with scripted computer help desks ("Is it plugged in?"), plus being a scientist and deputy safety guy, I tend to checklists.

Please don't be put off by our curmudgeonly supercilious behavior. We're really nice people, who can sometimes come across like...Dicks.

Sorry, I couldn't resist. I'm also an inveterate punster.

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Permalink Reply by Dick Dowd on January 5, 2017 at 5:45am

My thanks to everyone who had a hand in putting this TAB together.  A lot of time went into this response.  Just shows the extent that regular members of this organization are willing to go to help us newbe;s get started.  One thing that I learned from this was that I did not know how to ask for what I wanted.  I just blindly went to ths section and asked a question.  If the future I know the how to go about asking a question in this area.  Special thanks to the Rat. 

With that said.  It will take me a while to learn to play this even with the TAB.  Another good learning experience.

Thanks, Dick

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Permalink Reply by Cause the Blue rat on January 5, 2017 at 12:22pm

Totally awesome Dick! Hoping someday to hear you play! 

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Permalink Reply by darryl kernaghan on January 5, 2017 at 1:00pm

Great work Rat and Oily, service with a smile

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on January 5, 2017 at 5:57pm

Snarky service, delivered sarcastically. That's my motto. ;-E

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Permalink Reply by Cause the Blue rat on January 6, 2017 at 12:56am

For me it was fun. And an experiment. I really did want to see if it was possible to play this with just three strings. And having the limitations of a 1.5.8. tuning. You need a 21 fret GBG. The the three lowest strings in a standard set. Tune them to E. Bb. E. and you can play along with the song. I'd rate the song intermediate in skill. Because you ned both good skill in all four fingers of the left ( fretboard hand ) and quickness of placement on the neck. There is also some picking techniques. Ghost notes, Two string sweep picking, And in most cases of the fret 7..5..0 and 5..3..0 you have to hit the first note and pull off quickly to get the next two. Along with muted or dead notes so you end up with a click instead of a tone. 

Honestly I can't play the song. i only listened to it through once. Then it was on to very short, perhaps three notes at a time, to transcribe it. This is the best way to learn something. Break it down into the smallest sections you can. One to three notes max. Get those notes. Then practice all of the song you know up to those last notes. Then get the next very small section. I used to teach people how to play by ear. This was WAY before the internet was a thing. 

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on January 6, 2017 at 7:02am

It was fun for me, too. It got me through a sleepless night. And now I have two versions to attempt in the coming months: my simplified one, and Rat's far more detailed one. Kewl.

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